Solar Powered Gutter
Lights - They are portable solar powered for everyday
use on the gutters, fence, walls or any flat surface that
can be dettached and reattached if you need a flashlight or
to bring indoors if there is a storm coming or if power outages
are expected. The extra battery capacity will run the light
for 34+ hours on a single charge. Ideal for lighting homes,
business, sheds, barns, fences, signs, vacant and foreclosed
homes, vacation and rental homes, boats and yachts, and many
more. Ideal for emergency use flashlight that is compact and
completely rechargable. And you are going green by using this
reusable product that is powered by the sun. - Vincent
D'Onofrio (Selbyville, DE)

Backyard Habitat
- Turn your yard into a backyard habitat. It's so much more
than providing birdfeeders or reducing the use of lawn chemicals.
By planning a more natural landscape, using plants and materials
that are found in our area of the country, you attract more
nature and reduce lawn mowing. This will save you time, money,
and fuel. Our natural habitat areas are shrinking due to expanding
construction areas. We can live with nature by providing plants
and features in our yards that supply the food, water, shelter,
and place for insects / animals to raise their young. You
can transform your yard into a mini nature oasis. Check out
Animal Planet's show "Backyard
Habitat" for excellent ideas on attracting beneficial
insects and animals to your yard. - Julie DiVitto

Teach Your Children
- Take your family out to enjoy the green and you all will
be inspired to Go Green. Going Green at home starts with educating
and involving our children. If we nurture our children's interest
in nature, which they are usually already fascinated by all
things outdoors, they will be more than willing to do their
share of preserving / improving the environment. Children
are very enthusiastic, caring, and full of terrific ideas.
The whole family enjoys all there is to see in the F.A. Seiberling
Nature Realm nature center and the hiking trails are just
beautiful. - Julie DiVitto

Gifting and Easter
- Instead of paper wrapping when gift giving, us
a basket. They are reusable. Instead of tissue paper, use
shredded paper from your own shredder! It's a colorful filler
and a great way to reuse your old bills! This shredder paper
is great for Easter Baskets, too! - Cat Givens

Reusing/repurposing
old items - I love architectural salvage markets,
I guess it's today's junk yard but more refined. I appreciate
the historical significance of old items, things with loads
of character. Reusing, or repurposing old items is really
fun. We recently updated our outdoor light fixtures and landscape
lights. Instead of throwing the old fixtures in the trash,
I've cleaned them up and removed the electrical bits. They
are now beautiful and interesting candle lanterns. Maybe I
might turn one into a birdfeeder, or add some to a few posts
on a decorative gate. Only your imagination limits you. So
instead of throwing things out, think of how else it might
be used; maybe in a totally unpredictable way. - Julie
DiVitto

Rain Barrels -
Place a rain barrel where your downspout is and use the water
for dry spells. Visit rainbarrelguide.com
for creative rain barrel how to ideas. - Cat Givens

Re-use pool water
- Instead of dumping the water out of your little kiddie pool,
use it to water your plants. That way the kids can enjoy the
pool and stay cool, and you can water your flowers and garden
without using more water. - Andrew James

Composting
- You can cut down on your trash output and give back what
you've enjoyed from the earth by composting. For more info
on composting visit howtocompost.org.
- Andrew James